AC/DC might do 40th anniversary tour

On Thursday, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson posted a message on his website that thanks his fans for supporting his new TV series, Cars That Rock (which airs on the Quest channel in the UK.) The post also casually drops that it “looks very likely” that the band will be touring sometime this year. This follows an appearance on a Palm Beach, Florida radio station back in February, in which Johnson said the band was hoping to play a series of 40 shows to commemorate its 40th anniversary.

Johnson’s offhand announcement didn’t mention whether rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young would be joining the tour. Back in April, Young announced that he was in “ill health” and taking a break from AC/DC. While Young doesn’t have the iconic stature of Johnson or his brother Angus, his unflashy, rock-solid rhythm playing is an essential element of the group’s sound—and along with Angus, he’s one of the only two members of the band who’s been a member through all four decades.